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Belgium is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $100.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | $100.8M | -2.6% | 53 | Germany |
| Norway | $56.7M | -1.1% | 13 | Sweden |
| Italy | $37.2M | +6.7% | 44 | Germany |
| India | $23.6M | +9.9% | 24 | Italy |
| Austria | $21.2M | +11.9% | 41 | Czechia |
| Japan | $20.4M | +8.9% | 24 | USA |
| Malaysia | $17.1M | -5.3% | 17 | USA |
| Thailand | $13.3M | +150% | 23 | Viet Nam |
| Republic of Korea | $11.3M | -6.1% | 11 | Mexico |
| Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea | $10.6M | 0% | 1 | India |
| Slovakia | $8.7M | +9.1% | 19 | Poland |
| Poland | $6.1M | +45.5% | 13 | Belgium |
| France | $5.6M | +35.3% | 13 | Italy |
| Romania | $5.4M | +11.1% | 5 | Turkey |
| Taiwan | $4.9M | -3.2% | 8 | USA |
| Germany | $3.4M | -26.3% | 21 | Belgium |
| Sri Lanka | $3.0M | +7.8% | 6 | Taiwan |
| Spain | $2.2M | +0.2% | 9 | Portugal |
| United Kingdom | $2.2M | +20.7% | 10 | Ireland |
| Peru | $1.3M | +23.1% | 9 | Mexico |
| Philippines | $1.2M | +325.7% | 1 | Mexico |
| Bulgaria | $1.1M | +2% | 7 | Serbia |
| Netherlands | $926.3K | +11.3% | 8 | Norway |
| Portugal | $839.6K | -7.1% | 2 | Spain |
| Russia | $648.4K | +34.4% | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| USA | $421.2K | +2.8% | 5 | Japan |
| Latvia | $401.2K | -5.5% | 9 | Belarus |
| Colombia | $390.7K | +78.8% | 2 | Ecuador |
| China | $309.9K | -14.7% | 2 | Japan |
| Turkey | $308.1K | -30.4% | 5 | Serbia |
| Algeria | $233.1K | +544.3% | 1 | Spain |
| Brazil | $219.7K | +144.1% | 1 | Mexico |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $213.9K | +26.8% | 1 | Mexico |
| Indonesia | $197.9K | +157.6% | 2 | Singapore |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $175.1K | +81.4% | 1 | Mexico |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 2023 | $84.7M | $2,049.82 |
| Italy | 2023 | $32.5M | $2,326.42 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $17.8M | $2,364.28 |
| India | 2023 | $16.9M | $2,129.68 |
| Austria | 2023 | $15.2M | $2,164.31 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $13.2M | $2,266.21 |
| Japan | 2023 | $12.8M | $2,114.97 |
| Norway | 2023 | $10.5M | $2,180.59 |
| Poland | 2023 | $8.4M | $1,775.11 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $6.6M | $2,140.02 |
| Romania | 2023 | $6.4M | $2,330.76 |
| Germany | 2023 | $6.0M | $1,065.11 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $6.0M | $2,504.58 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $4.2M | $2,364.11 |
| Spain | 2023 | $3.4M | $2,848.68 |
| Sri Lanka | 2023 | $3.2M | $2,139.98 |
| France | 2023 | $2.2M | $2,490.1 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $1.3M | $1,313.56 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | $1.3M | $1,925.96 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $1.1M | $2,211.12 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._